Cuspidor-carrier.



No. 875,709. PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908. 0. N. HARRINGTON. CUSPIDOR CARRIER.

APPLIOATiON FILED MA YII, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFIGE.

CLAUDE N. HARRINGTON, OF AVON, hilN-NIGSOTA.

GUSPIDOR-CARRIER.

Application filed May 11.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CLAUDE HARRING- TON, citizen of the United States, residing at Avon, in the county of Stearns and State ol" Minnesota, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidor-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carriers, and more particularly to those designed for carrying cuspidors-and similar vessels, and has for its object to provide a carrier which may be easily and quickly engaged with such a vessel for the transportation thereof from place to place.

Another object is to provide a carrier arran ed to prevent accidental disengagement of the vessel therefrom, and one which may be produced at a low figure.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present invention engaged with a vessel for transportation thereof, Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the carrier engaged with a vessel for manipulation of the latter during cleansing, F 4 is a plan of the carrier disengaged from the vessel.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a handle 5, including parallel side rods 6 connected at their upper ends by means of a grip 7, and having their lower portions curved outwardly and downwardly to form a yoke 8. Pivoted between the extremities S of this yoke there is an arcuate vessel engaging member 9 which may be engaged around a cuspidor or other vessel, as shown in the drawings, and this member is balanced by means of weights -10 to lie normally in horizontal position.

Slidably engaged with the side rods 6 of the handle 5, there is a block 11 having passa es 12 in which the rods 6 are engaged, and this block 11 has secured therein, the upper end of a central movable rod 13, slidably en- Speeification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7', 1908.

1907. Serial No- 373,047.

I gaged in a guide 14 secured to the side rods 6 adjacent to their lower ends. The rod 13 carries a laterally extending areuate retaining member 15 at its lower end, which is in l the term of a curved rod, and it will be seen 1 that the block ll may be moved to bring the retaining member into engagement with a vessel disposed in the member 9.

in use, when it is desired to transport a cuspidor the handle 5 is held vertically, and the member 9, which will extend horizontally, is engaged around the reduced portion of the vessel. The whole may then be easily carried, as will be readily understood, and in order to steady the vessel, the block 11 may be moved to engage the member 15 therewith. Should it be desired to immerse the vessel in a disinfecting or sterilizing fluid, the handle 5 may be moved into a horizontal lane after the member 9 has been engaged with the vessel, and the block 11 then moved to bring the member 15 into engagement with the reduced portion or the vessel, when the latter will be positively engaged by the carrier and may be manipulated thereby to insure thorough cleansing. As shown in the drawings,

the yoke 8, side grip 7 may be formed of a rods 6, and single rod bent into the desired lorm.

\Vhat is claimed is: 1. An article of the class described, coml prising a handle including spaced members, a yoke carried by the handle, a vessel-engaging member pivoted in the yoke, a block having passages in which the spaced members of the handle are engaged for sliding movement of the block thereupon, a rod carried by the block and a member carried by the rod for movement into and out ol' engagement with a l vessel in the vessel-receiving member.

2. An article oi" the class described comprising a handle, a yoke carried by the handle, a vessel receiving member pivoted in the yoke, a rod slidably connected with the handle, and a member carried by the .rod for movement therewith into and out ol engagement with. a vessel in the first named member.

23. An article ol" the class described comprising a handle including spaced parallel l rods and a connecting grip located at one end of the rods, said rods being separated at their In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, other ends to form a yoke, a vessel-engaging in presence of two Witnesses.

member pivoted in the yoke, a rod slidably connected with the handle, and a vessel-re- CLAUDE HARRINGTON taming member carried by the rod and ar- Witnesses:

ranged to engage a vessel in the vessel-engag- PET-ER J. WELZ,

ing member. ALEX BRANDTNER. 

